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National workshop related to the Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes: Tanzania’s accession process

01 - 02 December 2022
Dar es Salaam United Republic of Tanzania

With a view to possible accession, a national workshop was convened on 1 and 2 December in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania to raise broader awareness of the Convention and develop a road map for accession. 

The general objective of the workshop was to inform stakeholders in Tanzania about the Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes (Water Convention), to share about the processes initiated by Government of Tanzania to become party to the Water Convention and to discuss the next steps in the accession process.

Specifically, the workshop enabled participants to:
  • Inform stakeholders about the Water Convention;
  • Identify the benefits, possible advantages and strategic objectives of a possible accession to the Convention for Tanzania;
  • Inform about the accession process, benefits and implementation by new African Parties;
  • Discuss the practical implementation of the Water Convention to meet the challenges of water resource management in Tanzania, based on the experience of existing Parties;
  • Present the initiatives started by the Ministry of Water as part of Tanzania's accession process to the Water Convention;
  • Hold a Question and Answer session to respond to questions from stakeholders about the Water Convention;
  • Discuss the next steps and road map in the accession process and the contribution of this process to Tanzania's transboundary and national water management.
The results achieved through this workshop are:
  • Stakeholders were informed about the cooperation framework of the Water Convention at the global level and discussed the future engagement of Tanzania with the Convention’s Programme of Work 2022-24;
  • The advantages for States to become party to the Water Convention were presented;
  • Update on the efforts initiated for Tanzania’s accession to the Convention was presented;
  • The actors were informed about the next steps of the accession process and the contribution of this process to Tanzania's national water management and transboundary water cooperation were discussed;
  • Actors defined a roadmap, with key milestones agreed, for accession to the Water Convention.

Documents

36130 _ Concept Note: National workshop related to the Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes: Tanzania’s accession process _ 373247 _ English _ 773 _ 368500 _ pdf
36130 _ Agenda: National workshop related to the Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes: Tanzania’s accession process _ 373249 _ English _ 773 _ 368501 _ pdf

Presentations

37060 _ Opening Remarks: Hon. Mr. Jumaa Hamidu Aweso (MP), Minister for Water, Tanzania _ 373966 _ English _ 773 _ 370085 _ pdf
37060 _ The role and relevance of the 1992 Water Convention: what is the Convention, its institutional framework and what are the potential benefits for Tanzania in accession and implementation? Dr. Sonja Koeppel, Secretary to the Water Convention _ 373968 _ English _ 773 _ 370087 _ pdf
37060 _ National workshop related to the United Nations Water Conventions: Tanzania’s accession process, Mr. R. Sunday, Tanzania Transboundary Water Management and Cooperation _ 373964 _ English _ 773 _ 370080 _ pdf
37060 _ The institutional framework supporting the 1992 Water Convention, its Programme of Work and implementation on the ground, Dr. Sonja Koeppel, Secretary to the Water Convention _ 373969 _ English _ 773 _ 370088 _ pdf
37060 _ Why 2 UN global Water Conventions? Key provisions, similarities, differences & complementarities for consideration by Tanzania, Dr. Komlan Sangbana, Legal Officer, Water Convention Secretariat _ 373970 _ English _ 773 _ 370089 _ pdf
37060 _ Activities and experience from the perspective of Estonia, Mr. Harry Liiv, Special Envoy for Transboundary Waters, Ministry of Environment, Estonia and Chair of the Bureau to the Water Convention _ 373971 _ English _ 773 _ 370090 _ pdf
37060 _ LAKE BASIN ORGANISATION PERSPECTIVE: the importance of transboundary agreements and institutions for effectively managing Tanzania’s shared lakes, Mr. Kahitira Masinde Bwire, Executive Secretary, Lake Victoria Basin Commission (LVBC) _ 373972 _ English _ 773 _ 370091 _ pdf
37060 _ RIVER BASIN ORGANISATION PERSPECTIVE: the importance of transboundary agreements and institutions for effectively managing Tanzania’s shared rivers, Eng. Sylvester Matemu, Executive Director, Nile Basin Initiative (NBI) _ 373973 _ English _ 773 _ 370092 _ pdf
37060 _ AFRICAN PARTY PERSPECTIVE: The experience of Ghana: context of accession to both UN global water conventions, the value added for Ghana, and developing a road map to accede to the Water Convention, Dr. Bernadette Adjei, Director, Legal and Monitoring Dept _ 373974 _ English _ 773 _ 370097 _ pdf
37060 _ EAST AFRICAN PERSPECTIVE: Uganda’s engagement with the Water Convention and current accession process: rationale for acceding, value add and lessons learned so far, Mr. Callist Tindimugaya, Commissioner for Water Resources Planning and Regulation _ 373977 _ English _ 773 _ 370100 _ pdf
37060 _ SOUTHERN AFRICAN PERSPECTIVE (remotely): Namibia’s engagement with the Water Convention and current accession process: rationale for acceding, value add and lessons learned so far, Dr. Maria Amakali, Director: Directorate of Water Resource Management _ 373979 _ English _ 773 _ 370101 _ pdf
37060 _ BASIN ORGANISATION PERSPECTIVE (remotely): Relationship between the Convention and Tanzania’s Transboundary Basin Governance Arrangements: Example of the ZAMCOM Agreement and Institution, Eng. Kudakwashe Joel Kayirasora, Acting ZAMWIS Program Manager, _ 373980 _ English _ 773 _ 370102 _ pdf
37060 _ Sustainable Development Goal 6, SDG Indicator 6.5.2 and reporting, including linkages with global water processes such as COP27 and the UN Water Conference 2023, Dr. Sonja Koeppel, Secretary, Water Convention Secretariat _ 373982 _ English _ 773 _ 370103 _ pdf
37060 _ Highlighting Estonia’s lead activities under the Programme of Work 2022-24 (including IWRM and Benefits Assessment and upcoming events including Source to Sea Workshop) as well as possibilities for twinning, Mr. Harry Liiv, Special Envoy for Transboundary _ 373984 _ English _ 773 _ 370104 _ pdf
37060 _ Support for the Development of Transboundary River Agreements and Basin Institutions under the Water Convention, including practical guide on developing agreements, Dr. Komlan Sangbana, Legal Officer, Water Convention Secretariat _ 373986 _ English _ 773 _ 370105 _ pdf
37060 _ COMPLETED ACCESSION PERSPECTIVE: The experience of Ghana: Sharing their road map to accession as well as key challenges and advice to share, Dr. Bernadette Adjei, Director, Legal and Monitoring Department, Water Resources Commission, Ghana _ 373988 _ English _ 773 _ 370106 _ pdf
37060 _ Key procedural milestones for Tanzania to accede to the two UN Global Water Conventions: Road Map to Accession, Mr. Robert K.M. Sunday, Assistant Director of Water Resources (Transboundary Waters), Ministry of Water, Tanzania _ 374891 _ English _ 773 _ 371836 _ pdf